Taste-modifying protein from miracle fruit.
The active principle of miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a basic glycoprotein with a probable molecular weight of 44,000. Application of the protein to the tongue modifies the taste so that one tastes sour substances as sweet.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004589:Electrophoresis, Disc; D005638:Fruit / Q000032:analysis*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000032:analysis*; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects*
D000596:Amino Acids; D006023:Glycoproteins; D010940:Plant Proteins